Texas Carbon

One by one, let's not push and shove
Hydrides and bases, can't keep them still
Bursting with electric feel
Everyone's converging on the carbonyl
Hold it tight, and don't let it go
The "proton dance" is out of control
Let's pick straws, who will stay
Rock, paper, scissors; nobody knows each other's pKa
Hey, hey, what a shame
Then we dump 'em down, dump 'em out
It always ends this way

Without thinkin', somethin' magic's happening
This five-armed intermediate steals the show
It ain't refluxin' in your lab, ain't winnin' you that big fat grant
No multi-million innovation, it's pure imagination
It ain't behind the counter in your pharmacy
It ain't contributing to your degree
Ain't no justifyin', it's larger than life
Texas Carbon

Arrow goes in, arrow comes out
Charges flounder and arrows reroute
Bonding with electron pairs
Suddenly, carbon dons a cowboy hat
Swinging doors in a dark lit saloon
The hemiacetal came a little too soon
Alcohol has its way
Rock, paper, scissors; nobody knows each other's pKa
Hey, hey, what a shame
Then we dump 'em down, dump 'em out
It always ends this way

Without thinkin', somethin' magic's happening
This five-armed intermediate steals the show
It ain't refluxin' in your lab, ain't winnin' you that big fat grant
No multi-million innovation, it's pure imagination
Without thinkin', somethin' magic's happening
Everyone involved had better scram
Ain't no justifyin', it's larger than life
Texas Carbon
Texas Carbon
Texas Carbon
Texas



Credits
Writer(s): Lincoln Neugebauer
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